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Josephine Viscito (AKA Tanya Baxtel, Tanya Collins, Tanya Vazquez, Tanya Viscito)

Josephine Viscito (AKA Tanya Baxtel, Tanya Collins, Tanya Vazquez, Tanya Viscito) review: Stolen Dogs 3

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In February 2011, the Foster for our two rescue dogs, Dante (renamed to Carmello by the Foster) and Gordie ( renamed by the Foster to Lucky ) were unlawfully retained by the Foster and have therefore been stolen from our organization.
The Foster, Josephine Viscito (AKA Tanya Baxtel, Tanya Collins, Tanya Vazquez, Tanya Viscito) originally from Rosdale, NY, currently residing at 171 South Bayberry Court in Anaheim, CA runs an in-home boarding and training business out of her rental home under the current name Puppy Is Good and previously Jo’s Dog Training and is now involved with running a home-based business called Makemeskinnywrap.myitworks.com. She claims to have 35 years of training but is not accredited. After being taken to court in a civil proceeding Ms. Viscito claims the one dog (Dante / Carmello) ran away when in New York with her daughter, known as Jet Alton, whose legal name is Darlene Alton, and that Gordie (she called Lucky) died, whereas her son, either Michael Viscito or David Collins dropped his body off at the shelter. No paperwork was able to be produced to back up any of the claims made in court. If you see either Dante and/or Gordie, please help them come back to the safety of the rescue, where they will receive much needed medical attention and nutrition. Josephne Viscito commented that the dogs were thin (even though their food was consistently delivered and other needs covered by PetCo gift cards ) and not to be shocked when initial arrangements were made by our rescue for the dogs to have some routine veterinary care. Obviously, she felt that their condition may get her in to trouble and has decided not to return the dogs. We just want Dante and Gordie returned. If you know anything of our dogs, please either contact us or our Attorney Robert Newman at [protected]

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Michele S
, US
Jun 25, 2018 8:01 pm EDT

I am so sorry you experienced the Baxtel/Viscito situation as well. How she can keep getting away with these scams, stealing. etc. is beyond me. She, along with her daughter Darlene (Jet) Alton were convicted in the OC County Court System of CA of starving a horse (or two) to death.

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REB71
Garden Grove, US
May 21, 2013 10:18 am EDT

This woman (Jo) and her daughter (Tanya) are notorious fraudsters. Tanya was a good friend of mine up until 2008 when she invited me and a few other friends into her wonderful world of "unconventional" investing (as she put it). The short story is our credit scores were destroyed and some of us lost a lot of money in the process. When it all came crashing down she made herself invisible, excused herself of all responsibility and acted like we all came to her in the first place.

But anyway, I am really sorry about your dogs. I have no doubt that you were another victim of a Viscito/Baxtel scam. Who knows how many lives they have ruined and by how many different ways.

I pray that justice will one day be served.

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KRD23
, US
Jan 10, 2019 11:08 am EST
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I am not sure who you are but I am one of those other "friends" she cheated out of money and know at least 2 others. I went to the FBI and was told unless the amount defrauded was more than $2 million than their backlog of cases would force them to ignore it. I was friends with this entire family from when Tanya was 19 and Darlene was 14. They have no scruples, live shameful lives and should never be trusted. Tanya would often brag about her family having light connections to the NY MOB.

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